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A eucharistic word: MissionMichael R. Heinlein

''Truly, nothing is more beautiful than to know Christ and to make him known to others." These words in Pope Benedict XVI's "Sacramentum Caritatis" echoed in my mind when watching the recently ...

A Eucharistic word: Tabernacle Michael R. Heinlein

While praying in our pew after Communion during a recent Sunday Mass, our six-year-old son decided to administer a pop quiz to his willing little sister. "What was the first tabernacle?" he asked. "I ...

'Longing': Learning about Eucharistic desire from St. Elizabeth Ann SetonMichael R. Heinlein

My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I've always been drawn to St. Elizabeth's story. I remember how it fascinated ...